Dressing for outdoor winter play
The Children & Nature Network have shared this handy winter layering basics infographic created by Outgrown. Learn how to layer up the whole family for winter outdoor fun and get your vitamin D (and vitamin N!).
Embracing winter – keeping warm and natural crafts
Muddy Faces have shared a 'dressing for winter' video for a quick reminder of how to stay warm. Also, checkout their Advent Activities
The LOST Term 2 newsletter – seasonal activity ideas
East Ayrshire’s Learning Outdoors Support Team (LOST) have shared their Term 2 issue newsletter. This issue includes great ideas for the term ahead, giving you inspiration to get out on colder days, plus other fantastic resource links. Sign up here!
Seasonal outdoor lesson ideas
Learning Through Landscapes share twelve seasonal outdoor lesson ideas to enjoy with your pupils over the festive period! Covering subjects including mathematics, literacy and language, science, music, and geography, they're a great way to make the most of the cooler weather for teaching the curriculum outdoors.
20+ Christmas Outdoor Experiences for Early Years and Primary
Creative STAR Learning shares a few outdoor learning and play suggestions (6 November 2022) – simple but great fun and great learning!
The LtL Advent Calendar is here!
Sign up to receive twelve festive outdoor lesson ideas direct to your inbox, starting on December 1st. On the final day, Learning Through Landscapes will send you all of the advent calendar goodies in one handy bundle — perfect for the last days of term! The beginner-friendly outdoor lesson ideas are [...]
Children being active outdoors through winter and the Covid-19 pandemic
This Early Intervention Foundation report published 26 November 2021 provides an evidence review of the impact of pandemic life on physical development in the early years. This blog by Jan White posted on Early Childhood Outdoors (17 December 2021) stresses the importance of being outdoors in early years settings, for [...]
The Guardian is on the hunt for young nature lovers – do you know any?
Do you know a child (8-14 years old) who could write a winter piece about the natural world? The Guardian has posted (20 December 2021) that it is seeking submissions for its Young Country Diary series. The deadline for entry is Thursday 13 January 2022.
